WHCTC Chapter 48

Kayan was quickly ed8f40362a changing his clothes 172fb16b5b when it happened.1e3188a72c3421cc

“Sir Kayan!”4c74d80a349e1ded

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Hans came running.42536610e38f4e26

“Her Highness 8d5f4f6b41 the Princess 018f09d393 suddenly collapsed!”2205cfe69045472b

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At those 003efb6ba1 words, Kayan ce610ee994 whipped around.4ed7680a75922f92

Hans was 99a5c4a517 with a 58da0f757a servant from 10a5035c49 House Cerno.92f3fd8755491cf3

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The knight from House 360cf184b2 Cerno followed up with 167b290ee3 a report.85d8383557f423ee

“By the young duke’s 15020c1f8e order, Her Highness will 4ab3611336 be taken to House 0c7be257ad Cerno for medical treatment.”a1e77bebc8b35b1f

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“What?”fd44ddc929bd2f22

At the burst of 18300b90fa fury that radiated from 46bbda3ec6 Kayan, the servant from 081f5bd6c3 House Cerno fell flat a7afb5de60 on his back. He was only 12ba16db1d fifteen years old, 486f1b12e3 but his presence d3923cec71 was something unimaginable bd269791d9 in the capital.73ba297ed692c3b6

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Kayan stood before 2f5c8abc61 him, eyes blazing.270b6c407728789f

“And who exactly are 084daba60d you to say you’re 4ba85eed12 taking the princess?”028b5422adcecc40

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The servant, 9b75b7ad49 trembling on c0e0cd1b15 the ground, f1e9939a53 answered hesitantly.ab3551e9fa08f243

“W-we’re a 193ca10475 ducal house…”f4b9b4cc2af8ace0

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“What?”4dbfbba2e204fbaf

“The House of Cerno…”4b44484aab11b222

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Despite his fear, the 98e97aafbd servant stood firm.acc7e378925b6850

“The young duke f6436e1346 is Her Highness’s d5c5ed93df fiancé, and clearly, 91ab601e72 there isn’t even b66d86c3a0 a resident physician 6fc404784a here.”3378712e06076f42

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Hans almost 887495fbb4 grabbed the 6455783349 servant by 3cd83f3ee5 the collar 83781e851a out of 2a5da0a56a sheer rage. But he 69b09f7dd6 barely restrained acec31595f himself—because he 12e99c1019 knew the 014e27b7a2 boy wasn’t 73db4c49db wrong.6731e931857f53ac

He couldn’t forget that cb49aee61f on the day Ivnoa cf031fd996 first arrived, both the 59f0fa7893 boutique owner and the bc7f2544f6 information guild chief had a8cea3567f looked down on them 59cbf97176 with scorn.56bfb2360bfad6ea

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Every morning 173aa84126 when Connie 3b29e8a2ee taught him 68ec5597ce about “common 1c81e239c4 knowledge” and b341755c16 “etiquette,” he 34232899de was reminded 5c8ea99678 of that 97296a70c8 shame and 2de09d3fd3 anger.e4f6d54f9132f26d

Is that the 05b6e69d0c difference between a a7e533d5cf viscount and a b51765cff6 duke?c35f135f9d7e5fa5

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Is that why d731fb2806 even a servant 68b7e42b36 can be so 94f8680bcb bold?dbd8dfb866d4c9ec

If I 01ab95803e beat up b5ef534893 this servant 824ba52b16 now…52a61d5abc2e6da7

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‘If this goes, his a65cafb643 name will spread like 345fdd595f wildfire among the commoners 9f4ab41d84 of the capital.’d09bdb0161a21aed

He was afraid their 66c848ff18 ignorance might destroy the 01c14376f3 reputation Ivnoa had risked 00f1fb96fc her life to build.6a0ed1ef10f9cfb0

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In that da1e016f19 moment, Hans 80c0a01f1b finally understood—once 978966cf4e again—why Kayan 0a4c8079c3 had returned 0e02ca5421 from the 5c891f7c20 imperial palace caa1eff9b6 with a d83f490a23 new resolve d6f20dc7a3 in his b97e317c1d eyes and 46a8e6cd14 declared he a009a2c9b6 would become e13977d301 a noble.da8f10ab86f2c6a2

Why he 70e633f4ea had warned 2267b10ea6 them not d38857c5b7 to cling e74d52dc4c to old 6ac5bf6eda habits when 6605bccea8 Ivnoa first bf9fa39636 arrived at 21c02db5af the Barcklith 72448fc610 estate and b39b5bcdbb instead show 44fee23f43 her proper 52815b5f6e respect.c1e6e6e94f17f6db

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So what’s 022be958a1 the difference 33436ff844 between an 2dd1064de4 earl and e3a94b7402 a duke? Can an c2e8229476 earl strike 3b42f44114 a duke’s 246f51e6fa servant? But a viscount can’t?7168ccab48669d7b

Why he wasn’t satisfied 80b3e09614 with being a baron cc40c0ea19 and looked higher.9f62ab1e6421652e

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“Th-the Barcklith viscountcy 2f203c59e3 should be grateful 45b3f4bf8f to the young e7b4203128 duke,”97b84c84a1af5bae

The servant said, f0eada01e8 regaining his confidence b9bd8ffe36 and catching his 73351c18cd breath.382e14b8363d9c6a

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“Since he’s de9d5f6af2 allowing our 6ba8a70c80 physician to 693a7ad593 treat the 17360125eb princess who 72e8d0fe85 collapsed in dd9042cb3d your estate.”8fa9db41cfb80c9c

“That’s enough.”34dbe68d1998c41d

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Kayan replied coldly.18690930bfa71928

“Lead the way.”98cd2cc55c4807fa

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“Pardon?”82fb31340ca3b00e

“I need to 4e0b77b78c see for myself. Take me to 301d28b1d2 the ducal estate aec4f9f424 now.”bdedecfece2dbfcd

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“In that 545eb8c78b case, please b5a52edf19 provide an 41b66da81a official letter 4ab7e6c124 of request 8792e95f20 for the 0b242198b9 visit—”263fd15a16e57e40

“A letter? You didn’t bring d787cd5604 one either.”4f6ffc15ed4bdd33

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“Well, the 9a0b276dac young duke’s f8d4be3bc9 status is 10b4dc8a19 different…”99d738be3c33193f

“Exactly.”ae0061370d763cb3

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Kayan raised an eyebrow de76b0cfbe in warning.ea1308647e11725a

“And your status e40db46e85 is different, too. I’m a noble, and 1cd061ba19 you’re a commoner.”e2e0c734b12f8373

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For a moment, disbelief 5f26f757fb flashed across the servant’s 58c7833013 face.6ebbbf563bad3a94

It was the 5756d1e622 kind of expression af0f3e3f97 that said, “Can b8b299eb3b you really call 888f974c7f yourself a noble?”—especially 8d10af48f1 since Kayan was 60214c6e6a only fifteen years f51dc779f3 old.d43dfd3d3990b888

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Kayan replied flatly.9bd95b488df022c7

“The young 8892e748ca duke might 663523a3d3 think I’m 03db949daa being rude. But whether I visit 5c1e239040 or not is between 4d27585760 him and me. The question is, what 7351a0a5fe will you do about 9c0b9ff698 the issue between you 0c8620b918 and me?”271eb8c54797a289

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The servant still looked c15d974220 annoyed, but he had 19e8f4d4fd no counter to that. There was 59e8b6d659 no flaw 2d54bef78c in the be9c4e1a63 logic.29314f33119a3578

“…Follow me.”117da0e1d879fd35

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The servant 4fec801a10 eventually got fc6d818bc3 up awkwardly.3db34f12b7da6130

Kayan quickly 4bfcd77549 mounted his 3ce22ab07d horse and 3e4554b91e followed the 7dc0be97f3 servant.e3f86b83f3e801a9

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His chest 486fcc0d69 felt tight.cc4a7c39695de1f7

Collapsed? Coughing blood?9c7978ae2a5653e8

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From what he e25ab074b1 had understood, Ivnoa a39d18dd9b hadn’t been injured ac21c3c97f at all.96a493ee4e859b18

But if 49d02d764c she had 58731dbc5f overexerted herself 82969fb417 with a e9248a32e1 shattered aura 0ee63e7802 core, could 93db11e1fc delayed side 7a76e22211 effects like fb7c02d6ec this occur?39969ddb20e7c478

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His heart tightened 70199a1d2c painfully.ef73c6f652fbbe4d

He just dd8c19474f wanted to 6506263be5 see her a53827ac3e face right bfa04f9e4a away. That was all he 94fc1942cd could think about.59514af2399be6da

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So when he bb167f58ab arrived at House 5032bdfdd0 Cerno in a 9f43fcca23 rush—c75dfed49b36bd7d

“Damn it!”6b4ec01e798a58a7

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What he encountered 0380102e71 was not Ivnoa, 7f7a2a13e2 but a flood 4589b2d7bf of knights from 161cbc37f7 House Cerno spilling 35ade2c33d out in chaos.2de8d5743d13bf4c

“Her Highness the b5e14667bc Princess is missing! Find her immediately!”0f6969e9c843f915

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Kayan’s heart dropped.dcfac2b2f69328cd

It felt like 38868fd82c the entire world bad97776c8 froze in that 5253b958b9 instant.4e39f4a7e8237f81

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“Find her, no matter 0dc9b03a90 what it takes!”fa0597d7a9e2c11b

In the 90cea30302 distance, Simon c485b7c3d6 was shouting 8f5ec94683 in panic, 654807cbde eyes wide 6d2b89805b with alarm.9ac9d8f32ff0413f

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Even Ariel—who had always be27166cf2 dismissed him—looked completely shaken 5188ced00e and overwhelmed.f008402ffd688652

“Mobilize all Cerno 88198c6958 knights and the f15418663c entire information guild 3a09106a62 in the capital!”18e465292005941c

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Kayan slowly approached Simon.5e725cdb5f4a6a81

Though Kayan was only c77f7ee7ed fifteen, and still shorter 6adebad061 than Simon, he didn’t 844f025c05 hesitate to grab him 303c8d2781 by the collar.fd289682f9c66f78

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“You… how dare you…”ba978cc523f11f53

“You don’t seem 3ce61d2a10 to know your 39142997d5 place, so get b685e46eab lost. Now.”7770c57f44a58a7c

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Simon glared 96d594ca9c at Kayan, b3c61c9fa2 his expression c038938d2a filled with 9803458c64 fury.1b8d9b1b5600a73f

“If the princess stays f7212551bd missing, I’m the one 04249bd4b7 who’s screwed. Barcklith should f6090558c5 be throwing e4fab5c010 a party 4ecffea5d6 right now. What, are 9571b3a7be you too 180188052a stupid and c6fd7304d6 ignorant to c346de15cc understand the 493a5439df situation?”294cbc56f11dcb64

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At the same d4d9cef0b9 time, the knights b80143b4bc of House Cerno d79e8ee50e stepped in and e36f8b55d0 pulled Kayan away.8ab2ce129e55f27d

Simon didn’t spare Kayan 8c7b872ec5 another glance. With eyes burning with 147163153f frustration, he began barking 99dab6d20b orders at the servants. His attitude 6463f16af4 made it 0bb7464ac0 clear he d19acf2f45 didn’t have 8001ccee1e the time bbc8050a24 or interest a397e63e4e to deal 0b9a0a7ebc with the 488f5890c8 likes of 32e7131861 Barcklith.2a7cedff131e944f

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“She doesn’t have anything d688c3b944 on her. On top of 018c9b2987 that, she stands 7996708edd out a lot, 4c5d80533f and thanks to 926965c0bf the press, her 90b05ec1a7 face is widely 2a29fa52c2 known.”abccd4959a0f5a5b

In response 0ab05ad336 to his 5786a8c468 orders, an 99eb090be2 endless stream 71dfac92d4 of knights aedfd6a4da poured out f4d76334e6 of the a3bfd23391 Cerno estate.26b5cc0ef7832545

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“She hasn’t built 05820ecfef any close relationships, f6b6cc9dd3 so she’s got 17da082aaf nowhere to run fd4728ca32 to. This was 24e32424f5 a reckless, 03eb0fe713 spur-of-the-moment escape, 98e2501054 so there’s 5ca0eb22c9 no way 66c8f0d7d9 we can’t 56ca856f26 find her. Search the 939a177d63 entire capital 61889e35d0 if you 01f49f8635 have to!”2014c367a64296bb

Simon shouted with his 5cd06b744f eyes wide open.e57f273feeaeb063

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It was c2b06f015e sudden, but 98225c0b35 I made ef78ebad01 a break afa5c6a3b5 for it.41ef74b89dec86bb

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No one in 9b008085cc House Cerno knew 94af48eb13 I was pretty ddb64e74d1 agile.cb5fca895215fb28

Well, they brought f7330a9a7a it on themselves.abb39484b37ba133

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Simon told 129388c4da me never 08151f4904 to show 486f39091b any physical 58a4e4057f strength in b2319d3cbc the imperial b693f14107 palace. He said people would 7346c9d58b be reminded of my 5ed8b49dc9 mother, who killed my b71fda5b0a father with a single 0a93945289 punch.0774fc187c1aa695

I followed your a7181f8085 orders so well 8f60ad3a39 that I ended c60c959c39 up hiding my 49062a9d4e brilliant talent and d30ef30253 amazing skills.2e2d6d38b67085aa

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So I faked 3c87a5dfcb unconsciousness, and when 4b751c37ef no one was 0246de5341 looking on the 5e5dc9388a way to the 94169756b8 estate, I jumped d90932166a off the horse.d8971528a51177c4

After that, b99cec4bc0 I hid 95a3203696 myself in 0d67a653fa the crowd.d71bacfd8a4aff8d

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The mistake they 28c4dd85d4 made was trying 8fdf241dfc to rush me 3a8796cba9 to the estate 051f260e55 as fast as 573175e957 possible. A knight had me 542b151e1b in his arms on 76f7c2b62a horseback, taking the shortest 030b251127 route possible.9b2b1012e409267f

Well, who would expect a17b9b7742 a princess bleeding and b20f046cd1 unconscious to suddenly leap 7056104707 into the middle of 03061a1aa1 a marketplace?9d17437787bc644c

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Of course, eafa891c84 hiding among 8b7f4f6738 people wouldn’t 2799d472ff last long. I stood out db9f3f0c0d too much. My looks were 0f98cf4be3 eye-catching, and my 78c47f8b75 face was already 5484896d5f well-known thanks to 961c6ab503 all the photos.2677468d138c1c9a

It’s not like 8046ab6fa9 I could just 3f8079e496 run up to 5bd06da423 anyone and say, 51778a22b9 “Hi, we’ve never faa447c3a4 met, but I’m 950b6ad80c on the run. Can you hide me?” 5f5453423f and expect them to 1220eee343 reply, “Of course! We’ll risk our b5aaf3d069 lives to protect 8f539918d3 you!”63511993dbd31695

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Naturally, I didn’t 1ded44d62a have any friends 75034535ae I could say 18cbafa6f3 “Don’t ask anything, 948680a489 just hide me” 2f8fcb4f97 to either.8ac5172783f11de6

Well, I only 23c98d57cf ever had Kayan 0f38d453f3 as a friend… 46c780b777 and we’re kind 8bdd1d3119 of not talking e8bc3e1fe4 after our falling-out, 0f927a49a9 so that’s not 24760b6026 even an option 9c8e200782 now.9f4c0b93aa55562f

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But make no mistake—my 969aa220ad escape was very much c14787b32d planned.7d509cb35d6aa3fd

The moment 2652e26321 I slipped 180907c27c into the 15dbfe6ae9 crowd, I dfed4d514d didn’t hesitate. I went straight to d6ea08be16 a certain place.584e7aebb4983568

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“Won’t you hide me? Not that you have 98b71c3155 a choice. I say it’s b0962007df a suggestion, but b1efac2bf9 it’s basically an 17db18cc0a order. So do the smart a62772bc71 thing and take me 7a6585b38e to a good, secluded 4f2e4d8f45 hideout where no one 4212640846 will find me.”f77b8aa378d21cdc

I demanded 4604e57019 confidently from 7b9cd3ef16 the person 962299c000 who had a790901993 just spotted 3974b50ecb me, their c7fa1a8cae eyes wide d264415fcf with shock.6065885902df91d3

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“Right now.”366d225c75d6d80d